2017 Viterra Championship
Curling competition at Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
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The 2017 Viterra Championship, Manitoba's provincial men's curling championship, was held from February 8 to 12 at the Stride Place in Portage la Priarie. The winning team represented Manitoba at the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
| 2017 Viterra Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba |
| Arena | Stride Place |
| Dates | February 8–12 |
| Winner | Team McEwen |
| Curling club | Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg |
| Skip | Mike McEwen |
| Third | B. J. Neufeld |
| Second | Matt Wozniak |
| Lead | Denni Neufeld |
| Alternate | Jon Mead |
| Finalist | Reid Carruthers |
« 2016 2018 » | |
Teams
Teams are as follows:[1]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Atkins | Curtis Atkins | Nick Curtis | Trevor Grenkow | Justin Twiss | Granite |
| Ray Baker | Rae Kujanpaa | Wes Jonasson | Sheldon Oshanyk | Terron Stykalo | Dauphin |
| Travis Bale | Kelly Fordyce | Ian Fordyce | Nigel Milnes | Evan Martin | East St. Paul |
| David Bohn | Justin Richter | Tyler Forrest | Bryce McEwen | Assiniboine Memorial | |
| Dennis Bohn | Neil Kitching | Kennedy Bird | Daniel Hunt | Assiniboine Memorial | |
| Braden Calvert | Kyle Kurz | Lucas Van Den Bosch | Brendan Wilson | Deer Lodge | |
| Reid Carruthers | Braeden Moskowy | Derek Samagalski | Colin Hodgson | West St. Paul | |
| Matt Dunstone | Alex Forrest | Ian McMillan | Connor Njegovan | Deer Lodge | |
| Wayne Ewasko | Randal Thomas | Dave Beaudoin | Gord Stelmack | Lorette | |
| Rob Fisher | Jason Yates | Mike Csversko | Lawson Yates | Roger Parker | Dauphin |
| Hayden Forrester | Brennan Sampson | Brett MacDonald | Cole Chandler | Andrew Clapham | Fort Rouge |
| Kyle Foster | Shawn Magnusson | Bryan Galbraith | Justin Reischek | Kyle Einarson | Arborg |
| Graham Freeman | Kevin Barkley | Cory Barkley | Dwayne Barkley | Brooks Freeman | Virden |
| Travis Graham | Grant Brown | Shaun Kennedy | Jeff Ziemanski | Burntwood | |
| Sean Grassie | Andrew Irving | Geoff Lang | Ryan Hlatkey | Fort Rouge | |
| Jason Gunnlaugson | Colton Lott | Kyle Doering | Rob Gordon | Granite | |
| Steve Irwin | Travis Taylor | Travis Brooks | Travis Saban | Tyler Waterhouse | Brandon |
| Trevor Loreth | Brad Haight | Ryan Lowdon | Brett Cawson | Stu Gresham | Granite |
| William Lyburn | Richard Daneault | Jared Kolomaya | Braden Zawada | Jim Coleman | Granite |
| Kelly Marnoch | Joey Witherspoon | Branden Jorgensen | Chris Cameron | Rob Van Kommer | Carberry |
| Mike McEwen | B. J. Neufeld | Matt Wozniak | Denni Neufeld | Jon Mead | Fort Rouge |
| Taylor McIntyre | Connor McIntyre | Riley Smith | Jared Hancox | Pembina | |
| Greg Mikolajek | Ian Harkness | Brent Harder | Dean Nero | Pat Carson | Fort Rouge |
| Richard Muntain | Nathan Asham | Brad Van Walleghem | Rodney Legault | Mike McCaughan | Pinawa |
| Randy Neufeld | Dean Moxham | Peter Nicholls | Dale Michie | Brett Moxham | Portage |
| Derek Oryniak | Darren Oryniak | Al Purdy | A. J. Girardin | Weston Oryniak | Granite |
| Shaun Parsons | Kevin Parsons | Bronston Jonasson | Jim Davidson | Burntwood | |
| Steve Pauls | Clare Reimer | Kevin Friesen | Dylan Reimer | Russell Pauls | Clearwater |
| Daley Peters | Corey Chambers | Kody Janzen | Stu Shiells | Julien Leduc | East St. Paul |
| Jim Renwick | Ray McPhail | Greg Rabe | Harvey Heise | Bill Sutherland | Brandon |
| Howard Restall | Dave Hardy | Bob Boughey | Houg Holmes | Fort Rouge | |
| JT Ryan | Jacques Gauthier | Graham McFarlane | Brendan Bilawka | Kyle Allenby | Assiniboine Memorial |
Knockout Brackets
32 team double knockout with playoff round
Four teams qualify each from A Event and B Event
A Event
| First Knockout | Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||
| Kelly Marnoch | 7 | ||||||||||
| Steve Irwin | 3 | ||||||||||
| Kelly Marnoch | 3 | ||||||||||
| Mike McEwen | 5 | ||||||||||
| Mike McEwen | 8 | ||||||||||
| Greg Mikolajek | 2 | ||||||||||
| Mike McEwen | 6 | ||||||||||
| Trevor Loreth | 2 | ||||||||||
| Steve Pauls | 5 | ||||||||||
| Daley Peters | 8 | ||||||||||
| Daley Peters | 4 | ||||||||||
| Trevor Loreth | 6 | ||||||||||
| Trevor Loreth | 8 | ||||||||||
| Wayne Ewasko | 1 | ||||||||||
| First Knockout | Qualifier 2 | ||||||||||
| Travis Bale | 2 | ||||||||||
| Taylor McIntyre | 7 | ||||||||||
| Taylor McIntyre | 11 | ||||||||||
| Dennis Bohn | 4 | ||||||||||
| Dennis Bohn | 8 | ||||||||||
| Travis Graham | 2 | ||||||||||
| Taylor McIntyre | 5 | ||||||||||
| Matt Dunstone | 7 | ||||||||||
| Robbie Fisher | 1 | ||||||||||
| Matt Dunstone | 9 | ||||||||||
| Matt Dunstone | 6 | ||||||||||
| Randy Neufeld | 2 | ||||||||||
| Randy Neufeld | 10 | ||||||||||
| Rob Atkins | 3 | ||||||||||
| First Knockout | Qualifier 3 | ||||||||||
| Hayden Forrester | 8 | ||||||||||
| JT Ryan | 6 | ||||||||||
| Hayden Forrester | 1 | ||||||||||
| William Lyburn | 7 | ||||||||||
| William Lyburn | 8 | ||||||||||
| Jim Renwick | 2 | ||||||||||
| William Lyburn | 11 | ||||||||||
| Sean Grassie | 7 | ||||||||||
| Howard Restall | 4 | ||||||||||
| Jason Gunnlaugson | 9 | ||||||||||
| Jason Gunnlaugson | 5 | ||||||||||
| Sean Grassie | 8 | ||||||||||
| Sean Grassie | 7 | ||||||||||
| Kyle Foster | 4 | ||||||||||
| First Knockout | Qualifier 4 | ||||||||||
| Derek Oryniak | 5 | ||||||||||
| Richard Muntain | 8 | ||||||||||
| Richard Muntain | 2 | ||||||||||
| Reid Carruthers | 7 | ||||||||||
| Reid Carruthers | 11 | ||||||||||
| Shaun Parsons | 1 | ||||||||||
| Reid Carruthers | 9 | ||||||||||
| David Bohn | 6 | ||||||||||
| Ray Baker | 3 | ||||||||||
| David Bohn | 6 | ||||||||||
| David Bohn | 5 | ||||||||||
| Braden Calvert | 4 | ||||||||||
| Braden Calvert | 8 | ||||||||||
| Graham Freeman | 5 | ||||||||||
B Event
| Second Knockout | Qualifier 5 | |||||||||||||
| Daley Peters | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Irwin | 7 | Steve Irwin | 8 | Trevor Loreth | 7 | |||||||||
| Greg Mikolajek | 5 | Steve Irwin | 6 | Steve Irwin | 2 | |||||||||
| Kelly Marnoch | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kelly Marnoch | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Pauls | 2 | Wayne Ewasko | 5 | |||||||||||
| Wayne Ewasko | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Second Knockout | Qualifier 6 | |||||||||||||
| Randy Neufeld | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Travis Bale | 5 | Travis Bale | 8 | Taylor McIntyre | 3 | |||||||||
| Travis Graham | 3 | Travis Bale | 7 | Dennis Bohn | 5 | |||||||||
| Dennis Bohn | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Bohn | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Robbie Fisher | 4 | Robbie Fisher | 2 | |||||||||||
| Rob Atkins | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Second Knockout | Qualifier 7 | |||||||||||||
| Jason Gunnlaugson | 7 | |||||||||||||
| JT Ryan | 8 | JT Ryan | 4 | Sean Grassie | 3 | |||||||||
| Jim Renwick | 6 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 8 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 5 | |||||||||
| Kyle Foster | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Hayden Forrester | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Howard Restall | 4 | Kyle Foster | 7 | |||||||||||
| Kyle Foster | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Second Knockout | Qualifier 8 | |||||||||||||
| Braden Calvert | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Derek Oryniak | 8 | Derek Oryniak | 8 | David Bohn | 7 | |||||||||
| Shaun Parsons | 2 | Derek Oryniak | 7 | Derek Oryniak | 4 | |||||||||
| Ray Baker | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Richard Muntain | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Baker | 8 | Ray Baker | 7 | |||||||||||
| Graham Freeman | 4 | |||||||||||||
Playoff Brackets
8 team double knockout
Four teams qualify into Championship Round
A event
| First Knockout | Qualifier 1 | ||||||||
| Q1 | Mike McEwen | 7 | |||||||
| Q6 | Dennis Bohn | 2 | |||||||
| Q1 | Mike McEwen | 7 | |||||||
| Q2 | Matt Dunstone | 2 | |||||||
| Q2 | Matt Dunstone | 6 | |||||||
| Q5 | Trevor Loreth | 4 | |||||||
| First Knockout | Qualifier 2 | ||||||||
| Q3 | William Lyburn | 4 | |||||||
| Q8 | David Bohn | 3 | |||||||
| Q3 | William Lyburn | 5 | |||||||
| Q4 | Reid Carruthers | 8 | |||||||
| Q4 | Reid Carruthers | 7 | |||||||
| Q7 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 2 | |||||||
B event
| Second Knockout | Qualifier 3 | ||||||||
| Q3 | William Lyburn | 5 | |||||||
| Q6 | Dennis Bohn | 4 | Q5 | Trevor Loreth | 6 | ||||
| Q5 | Trevor Loreth | 6 | |||||||
| Second Knockout | Qualifier 4 | ||||||||
| Q2 | Matt Dunstone | 3 | |||||||
| Q8 | David Bohn | 5 | Q7 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 5 | ||||
| Q7 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 7 | |||||||
Championship round
| Page playoff system | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Mike McEwen | 2 | 2 | Reid Carruthers | 7 | ||||||||
| 2 | Reid Carruthers | 4 | 1 | Mike McEwen | 8 | ||||||||
| 1 | Mike McEwen | 8 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Trevor Loreth | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Trevor Loreth | 8 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 3 | |||||||||||
1 vs. 2
Saturday, February 11, 6:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Reid Carruthers 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
3 vs. 4
Saturday, February 11, 6:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Loreth 🔨 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | X | 8 |
| Jason Gunnlaugson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
Semifinal
Sunday, February 12, 9:00 am
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McEwen 🔨 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 8 |
| Trevor Loreth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 2 |
Final
Sunday, February 12, 3:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reid Carruthers 🔨 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Mike McEwen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2017 Viterra Championship |
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 Mike McEwen 2nd Manitoba Provincial Championship title |